Bobby Almand Memorial Field
Park
16 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Oaklyn
9% of Oaklyn’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Oaklyn, 2.4 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Bobby Almand Memorial Field (0.9 mi).
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns · #137 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
35 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
2.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
62 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Oaklyn?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Oaklyn have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oaklyn is ahead of 94% of U.S. towns, #137 of 468 in New Jersey. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Oaklyn’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical NJ town 11% · U.S. 4%B+Trails2.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · NJ 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (62 acres) · NJ 25 · U.S. 13BParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NJ 98% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 94%
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New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 71%
New Jersey towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 11%; the U.S., 4%), so Oaklyn’s 9% is ahead of 41% of New Jersey towns, while its trails per square mile lead 93% of them.
Water is 10% of Oaklyn’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 8%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Bobby Almand Memorial Field, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Oaklyn Veterans Memorial Park
Park
3 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
35 conserved acres
9% of Oaklyn’s land. Water is left out: Oaklyn has 0.6 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Oaklyn’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County35 ac
Local Recreation Area · 35 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Lake Local Recreation Area | County | 34 | Open |
| Newton Lake Park Local Recreation Area | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Oaklyn
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Oaklyn
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Tennis
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Greenfield HallBuilding · listed 1974
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Oaklyn: April to June and August
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 45 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 88 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Oaklyn →
Next door
Oaklyn and its neighbors
Oaklyn has the most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaklyn | 9% | 2.4 | 16 | 99%+ | A |
| Audubon | 1% | 0.1 | 4 | 81% | C |
| Collingswood | 13% | 0.8 | 14 | 98% | A |
| Haddon Township | 9% | 0.4 | 14 | 96% | A− |
| Audubon Park | under 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 99%+ | C |
| Westmont | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Oaklyn
Where can I hike in Oaklyn?
The longest trail networks: Bobby Almand Memorial Field, 0.9 miles; Oaklyn Veterans Memorial Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Oaklyn is conserved land?
9% of its land, against a typical 11% for a New Jersey town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Oaklyn’s trails?
Bobby Almand Memorial Field and Oaklyn Veterans Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Oaklyn?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Oaklyn?
18,690 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oaklyn or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 62 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Oaklyn have?
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #137 of 468 in New Jersey. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Oaklyn neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →